The emperor said he would go to work in the afternoon...

But the afternoon has passed, shouldn't we assume it's in the evening?

Anjiu thought so.

Therefore, she wanted to use this time to take a bath.

Bathing in ancient times was very inconvenient. The masters were fine, but the palace maids did not use water or firewood, and it was easy to catch a cold when bathing, so everyone just simply scrubbed.

An Jiu ran to find Aunt Qu and asked if she could buy a bathtub and pay for it herself.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs must have some, but they are a bit expensive.

Aunt Qu was smiling and was particularly easy to talk to today.

"What's so difficult about this? Go find Eunuch Li and get one."

An Jiu "?"

It’s not difficult. Forget it. Is it really that simple?

Can I go get one directly?

"How much is it?" An Jiu asked tentatively.

Aunt Qu smiled and patted her shoulder: "You have worked hard serving His Majesty, why do you want money for such a small matter?"

An Jiu "?"

ah?

My mood brightened instantly.

늀Know that being a leader's lackey떚 can bring extra benefits.

Isn't this already there?

An Jiu smiled.

Aunt Qu smiled. Who knows? Xiaojiu will be their master in the future. It would be a good idea to build a good relationship with her now.

Eunuch Li had just left Guanghua Palace.

A whole day.

It's been a whole year.

The entire Guanghua Palace was filled with black air.

The source of the black energy is the emperor.

He had been there since morning, with a dark face and looked very scary.

Eunuch Li couldn't help but wonder, did something happen last night? Who could provoke the emperor like this?

"Master, how is His Majesty?" Xiaofu ran over and asked in a low voice.

Eunuch Li shook his head: "Not very good."

He sighed.

Xiaofu said, "Aunt Qu said, get a bathtub."

"Doesn't she have one?" Eunuch Li felt puzzled. Aunt Qu was such a mean person. Couldn't such a small matter be discussed in private? He's not busy enough, why did he get her a bathtub?

Xiaofu put his lips to cover them, lowered his voice and leaned over to say, "Aunt Qu said it was Xiaojiu."

Eunuch Li paused, thinking about the look of that person last night and the look of the emperor this morning. Eunuch Li narrowed his eyes and said, "Then you really should get one. Go to the warehouse and pick out a good one for Xiao Jiu."

Xiaofu nodded.

He paused and asked, "Master, does Xiaojiu no longer have the final say?"

Eunuch Li knocked on his head and said, "Hurry up and get back to work. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

Xiaofu touched his head, feeling a little envious. He was so lucky to be with a girl.

If I had known this, why would I have grown that little bit longer...

Not yet...

Woo woo woo…

After Xiaofu left, Eunuch Li heard the emperor calling for help.

He ran in quickly.

Seeing that the emperor was still staring at the memorial, his face was particularly gloomy.

"His Majesty."

Eunuch Li lowered his head and walked very lightly, fearing that his heavy footsteps would disturb His Majesty and cause him to be dragged out and chopped off...

He suddenly thought of Xiaojiu...

Why don't you ask her to come over?

Maybe she can make His Majesty happy.

Eunuch Li was wrong.

The last person the emperor wants to see now is An Jiu.

In the morning, seeing An Jiu sleeping soundly, he wanted to tease her, but it was time to go to court, so he hurried out, jumped over the wall skillfully, and met Lin San...

Lin San looked at him with a very complicated expression.

The emperor rarely saw him with such an expression.

"Speak now." The emperor said impatiently.

Lin San's face was calm: "Your Majesty, you asked our people to keep an eye on the scent shop before, and we found something last night..."

"Wait until I get off the court and tell you."

The emperor went to the morning court.

The morning court was still busy with the same things. Money was needed here, but the Ministry of Revenue said there was no money. Money was needed there, but the Ministry of Revenue said there was no money. A dam was needed there, so one side sent this person to do it, and the other side sent that person to do it.

The emperor yawned out of boredom and said, "Don't argue. Anyone can go, but let me be frank. Whoever goes must work hard for me. If anything goes wrong in the future, I will not forgive him."

No one said anything now.

When they first started arguing, they thought this was a good opportunity with a lot of money to be made.

Even if I can't get anything, I can still be considered as having made meritorious service and be promoted...

But the emperor's words increased the risk, and he might even lose his life, which was not worth it.

Finally, after much pushing and shoving, the job fell on an inconspicuous official with no background in the Ministry of Personnel.

The man was obviously stunned for a moment, because because of this matter, several people in the department were fighting openly and secretly, and no one would give in to anyone else. He didn't expect that this task would suddenly fall on him.

"What's your name?" The emperor's majestic voice came from above.

The man knelt down nervously and kowtowed heavily to the emperor.

"Your humble servant, Zhong Mingyi."

Emperor: "Do you have the confidence to complete this mission?"

Zhong Mingyi was overjoyed: "I have it. My father once repaired the dam, and I learned a lot from him."

This person was obviously very emotional and said a lot of irrelevant things.

As soon as the emperor gave the order, the people who had just quarreled began to regret it, saying that the matter was of great importance and Zhong Mingyi could not do it well...

The emperor's face turned cold.

"So I am a monkey? Let you guys play with me?"

The man was not convinced: "I dare not... But Zhong Mingyi has no experience. If I send him, I am afraid he will..."

The emperor suddenly interrupted him and said, "Huang Wei, I remember you. Three years ago, you led people to renovate the palace, but I don't remember the account clearly. I gave you a chance. Have you settled your account?"

Huang Wei was stunned. The emperor did say that there was something wrong with his account book. He was nervous and scared at first, but later he found that many people had changed it. He thought that the emperor might have forgotten about his little thing...

But now, the emperor brought up the old matter again, and it was obvious that he had bad intentions...

Huang Wei broke out in a cold sweat.

Then I heard the emperor say: "Two years ago, several pavilions were added around the capital, but the number you reported still doesn't match, and I asked someone to count them. There are less than ten pavilions, and three of them collapsed when it rained this summer, and one of them even crushed someone to death..."

Huang Wei was completely frightened and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare my life. The craftsman was lazy and it is none of your fault..."

The emperor said coldly: "Come here, strip him of his official uniform and throw him into prison. After the matter is investigated, deal with him according to the law."

Huang Wei was taken away.

The emperor glanced at everyone and smiled: "Which of you has anything else to say?"

No one.

The palace was eerily quiet.

The emperor took a look and saw that Prime Minister Jiang had recovered from his illness after seeing Concubine De and came to court. He had no objection to Huang Wei's punishment.

The emperor averted his eyes and appointed Zhong Mingyi to replace Huang Wei as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

How many people were eyeing this position, but they didn't expect that a little-known person would suddenly take it. Everyone was dissatisfied, but with Huang Wei's previous experience as a lesson, no one dared to say anything.

The emperor announced the adjournment of the court. At this point, he was in a good mood, so he didn't see Xiaojiu in the morning. He also asked about it. Aunt Qu explained to him that Xiaojiu was too tired, and the original words of that person, the emperor suddenly laughed.

"She is indeed working hard. Let her take over in the afternoons from now on." After a pause, the emperor said, "I promised her a pay raise before. Let's raise her salary according to your share, Aunt Qu."

"놆."

After Aunt Qu left, the emperor began to read the memorials. As he read, his smile froze on his face. Then he asked Eunuch Li to go out and talk to the secret guard. When Eunuch Li entered the hall again, he found that the emperor was sitting motionless, his face was gloomy, and his whole body seemed to be emitting black air...

Eunuch Li frowned.

Your Majesty, what happened?